In this free 45-minute recorded webinar, Dr. Bogdan Savych discussed the Institute's recently published worker outcomes studies, Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers, 2016 Interviews. The outcomes examined included recovery of physical health and functioning, return to work, earnings recovery, access to medical care, and satisfaction with medical care.

The research is the product of an ongoing, multiyear effort by WCRI to collect and examine data on the outcomes achieved by injured workers in a growing number of states. Interviews were conducted in six of the states (Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin) in 2016. Interviews for all other states (Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee) were conducted from 2013 to 2015.

The webinar addressed the following questions:

• In what states did injured workers report higher rates of return to work?
• How did the recovery of physical health and functioning vary across study states?
• In what states did injured workers report higher rates of experiencing “big problems" and getting desired medical care?
• What percentage of injured workers across the 15 states were satisfied with their overall medical care?

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